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re: Florida Man Shoots and Kills Neighbor Doing Yard Work

Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:44 am to
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
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Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:44 am to
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That looks like the old man from home alone


Came here to say that!
Posted by StanSmith
Member since May 2018
1104 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:48 am to
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Druzolowski threatened to shoot Ford, and when Ford didn’t leave, he shot and killed him.

What are you going to do? Shoot me?
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:52 am to
Geez. Another article wrote this was in front of the deceased's 8 year old son as well.
This post was edited on 9/20/23 at 11:54 am
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
74738 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:55 am to
jesus christ. ruined a his family and the son’s life over some fricking tree branches. bruh.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:55 am to
Culture
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
24185 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:57 am to
"Ford -- was cutting branches off one of their trees. He initially brushed it off, but his wife reportedly came back a short time later and said their fence gate was open and that the neighbor was on their property."

OP didn't post this part. Certainly not worth shooting a guy over, but will be interesting to hear the actual final details.
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
27136 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:03 pm to
Do people even think anymore? How insane does one have to be to voluntarily go to prison for the rest of your life so that you can protect a tree branch, so that you can admire the beauty of it. But you &%#* can't because you are going to prison!!!
Posted by dallastigers
Member since Dec 2003
10550 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:06 pm to
quote:

quote:

OP didn't post this part. Certainly not worth shooting a guy over, but will be interesting to hear the actual final details.


OP didn't post this part. Certainly not worth shooting a guy over, but will be interesting to hear the actual final details.




I was going to post something similar. The Old man at least claims the below as well
quote:

Druzolowski told deputies he got his 357 Magnum revolver out of his nightstand and walked outside to the porch to confront his neighbor about being on their property. He reportedly told his neighbor to get off his property to which Ford reportedly told him to "mind your business."

He then pointed the gun at his neighbor and threatened to shoot him. Ford reportedly walked towards him and did not stop.

"Get off my property right now," he reportedly told Ford, according to the report.

"Stop right now or I'll shoot," he said.

Druzolowski told deputies that his gun holds six rounds and that he usually keeps the first to empty. He pulled the trigger once, but Ford reportedly kept walking towards him so he fired again, according to the report. Ford was hit in the chest, he thought, the report said.

He then told his wife to call 911.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:09 pm to
That's the shovel slayer!
Posted by nes2010
Member since Jun 2014
7834 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:12 pm to
Yea reading more details today. Very odd. The guy that got killed should have taken him seriously when he started pulling the trigger. I also read that the guy who got shot's Mom was the homeowner and she claimed that her fence is inset 2 feet into her property so the guy was on his own property, not the shooters. Bet that old man's wife wishes she hadn't bitched about the neighbor cutting limbs now.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Lift every voice and sing
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:13 pm to
Thug trash
Posted by AUriptide
Member since Aug 2009
7459 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:15 pm to
Yet another reason I'll never have any "neighbors" close to me.
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
11604 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:26 pm to
The victim's last words, "what are you going to do, shoot me?"
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
19538 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:26 pm to
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How insane does one have to be to voluntarily go to prison for the rest of your life so that you can protect a tree branch



Old people get irrational over plants. My fiancée's mother keeps complaining about her neighbor's oak tree, thinks she can demand the neighbor remove the tree because it's dropping leaves, small branches on her property or if the tree fell it could hit her house. Threatened to poison the tree until I told her she could be sued for damages plus the cost of replacing the tree.
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
11604 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:34 pm to
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How is this 2nd degree murder and not 1st degree murder?

He threatened to shoot him then shot him, is that not pre-meditated?


I'm not a lawyer, but I always interpreted it this way: premeditated requires the planning and intent in a state of mind that is not caused by immediate rage. Whereas in this case, there was immediate inspired rage that caused him to locate his weapon and use it. I could be wrong, but that's my two cents.
Posted by GeneralLee
Member since Aug 2004
14128 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:42 pm to
Try that in a small town...
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
89664 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 1:22 pm to
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"Get off my property right now," he reportedly told Ford, according to the report. "Stop right now or I'll shoot," he said.


Posted by RibsandWhiskey
Metry
Member since Aug 2011
823 posts
Posted on 9/21/23 at 4:07 pm to
It's unspoken word. Don't frick with an old man's fence.
Posted by WB Davis
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 9/21/23 at 4:40 pm to
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I also read that the guy who got shot's Mom was the homeowner and she claimed that her fence is inset 2 feet into her property so the guy was on his own property, not the shooters.
Appraisal district images aren't always accurate, but they do suggest that the shooter's fence encroaches far into the victim family property.

So the shooter may have killed a guy who was not trespassing.

This post was edited on 9/21/23 at 5:01 pm
Posted by luvdoc
"Please Ignore Our Yelp Reviews"
Member since May 2005
1166 posts
Posted on 9/21/23 at 4:58 pm to
Though there seems to be a fence line on the other side that is off by the same amount.
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